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at least the fact is, that's what the welcome back to washington. it's great to see you i think i met you halfway during your career like nine years ago or eight years ago shortly after 9/11. it's amazing to see what you've done. the success of "three cups of tea" and now a new book and i want to talk to you about the new book today and i guess my first question for you is "three cups of tea" is still a smashing success. i think it is still number four on the bestseller list and now a new book. why a new book so soon? >> well, thanks marianne. first off it's great to see you i often think back to when we first met. we were in montana. i gave a little slide show. you were thinking -- sitting on i think there were five, six people there. you were sit on a couch. you had a baseball cap on and you had some very timely questions and i didn't know who you were at the time and when we got done i remember you saying well, i work in d.c. and here's my card give me a call sometime and i'll see if i would be able to help you out zb and gave you a card later an
at least the fact is, that's what the welcome back to washington. it's great to see you i think i met you halfway during your career like nine years ago or eight years ago shortly after 9/11. it's amazing to see what you've done. the success of "three cups of tea" and now a new book and i want to talk to you about the new book today and i guess my first question for you is "three cups of tea" is still a smashing success. i think it is still number four on the bestseller list...
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he also served as superintendent of the washington, d.c. political system from 1996 to 1998. for more information, visit usni.org. ..
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it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation required the school be closed. on the positive side however, we recruited partners for all of our 160 plus schools, partners being mom and pop shops, interests, business, individuals, to come in and help the principal to be available to him or her. i had six schools, the last six have a partner. they're all east of anacostia. i went to see doc cook and some of you may know doc cook from the pentagon. doc, i need some help. he was the mayor there. i don't believe this. the last time that happened -- the last time that happened, i found colin powell sitting in front of me. he said give me that phone.
it got so bad that the "washington times" published an editorial that said this. in part. how ridiculous could things become? this ridiculous. if workers need to hammer a hole in the wall of -- to install wiring and cable for internet access, the work creates a fire code violation. when a janitor moves furniture into the hallway to clean and buff the floors in a classroom, the work creates a fire code violation. etc. and as far as the judge was concerned, any fire code violation...
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"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will begin at the port today -- court today, where david savage is a long time reporter. two items we have on our minds. one is citizens united verses the sec. what is the situation there? what are we likely to hear today? >> we do not know if we will hear anything. we will simply be ready at 10:00 this morning. you never know when the court is going to decide something. the the issue is whether the supreme court is going to say corporations have a right to free speech, to spend as much as they want,
"washington journal" is next. . host: over at the capitol today we are going to see the first meeting of an entity called the financial industry inquiry commission, appointed by congress, bipartisan, their job will be to talk to the big bank chiefs about the financial crisis, how it happened, and what will happen in the future. that is at 9:00 a.m. we would like to ask you what you would ask the bankers today at that meeting. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001....
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to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more partisanship or more obstruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other in some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together and get things done, to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that, despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occasions. there have been times when we have acted in a bi
to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more...
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to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i don't think they want more partisanship. i don't think they want more obstruction. they did not send this to washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. the sentence to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occas
to continue being so washington-like. i know folks, when we are in town there, spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups an interpreter which party has the upper end of november and in 2012 and so on. that is their obsession. i'm not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it's worth. i don't believe that the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i don't think they want more gridlock. i...
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c-span abroad deal, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. we will hear from james steinberg. the woodrow wilson center posted this 50 minute event. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you here today, to the first institute for far eastern studies, univ. of north korean studies forum at the center. it is a pleasure for the center 's north korean documentation project and asian program to be partnering the institute for far east studies at the university of north korean studies, both affiliated with [unintelligible] university. we're honored to welcome of a distinguished group of scholars from the u.s. and korea. many of you in the indians have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. -- many of you in the audience have held high-ranking positions in your respective governments. i want to recognize the republic of korea's ambassadors to the u.s. who is with us this morning. the former republic of korea ambassador to the u.s., and formethe former national securiy adviser to the south korean president. it is a special privilege to
c-span abroad deal, covering washington like no other. -- radio, covering washington like no other. we will hear from james steinberg. the woodrow wilson center posted this 50 minute event. >> it is my pleasure to welcome you here today, to the first institute for far eastern studies, univ. of north korean studies forum at the center. it is a pleasure for the center 's north korean documentation project and asian program to be partnering the institute for far east studies at the...
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randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an 84-63 lead. 1:30 remaining in this game. as cal will fall to 11-6 and 3-2. washington will up their record to 12-5. back to .500 at 3-3. here's our man. brendan sherrer. he came in about this mark in the stanford game. got a rebound but did not score. >> marques: got to be greedy. get a shot up. his teammates have to help him out and look for him. he's got to make himself available because he's going to bury himself under the basket against max zhang, and it's not going to happen for him. he's just trying to be the team guy. he's not thinking about shooting. >> steve: trying to get it to him. scott sug
randle scores 39 on thursday at washington state, and jerome with only 5 against washington. and isaiah thomas. bryan-amaning, got it. >> marques: when you've got isaiah thomas that you can stick on jeremy greene, you can stick him tonight on jerome randle, now your best defensive player, justin holiday, you can play him against landry fields and theo robertson and allow him to just shut down that real crucial kind of a guy who's off the basketball. >> steve: washington with an...
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i did not come to washington to be a weather vane, i did not come to washington to applaud this president or the past president when i think i have not been correct. i have to give my honest judgment. the american people are hurting. they are asking for different approaches. i am trying to voice those concerns. if the president goes in a different direction, it is my obligation to try to persuade him to go in the direction the american people want. i don't see that as an attempt to fight the president. i view that as an attempt to represent my constituents and to the best i can for this country. host: let's take a call next from austin, bob on the republican line. caller: i was interested to know why we are spending so much money, or going to be spending so much money, defending people -- obama plays it down to make it sound like that even enemy combatants anymore. they are terrorists. we cannot seem to call them that. why are we spending millions of dollars to defend people who have admitted their guilt when the economy is struggling as bad as it is? it just seems more like me. -- seems
i did not come to washington to be a weather vane, i did not come to washington to applaud this president or the past president when i think i have not been correct. i have to give my honest judgment. the american people are hurting. they are asking for different approaches. i am trying to voice those concerns. if the president goes in a different direction, it is my obligation to try to persuade him to go in the direction the american people want. i don't see that as an attempt to fight the...
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to the future of africa, and i was pleased that very recently i met with two african women here in washington who came to receive a prize for their work. i asked them what they thought about the opposition movement in zimbabwe, and they said that is going to be about arguing about who gets to get driven around in a mercedes. we need to give people seeds, and we need to stop the violence against women, domestically and politically. we have not got time for politics like that. oddly, of all of the things they want to do to help -- and they have a web site, woza, where you can see what they are doing, helping women at the ground level, not looking for money and not looking for political office. it is very encouraging. i wish when i were a young man and was working in these movements that i had realized that we were overlooking the vast talent of africa's women. we are going to talk about history on our program today. it was one of the most interesting men writing about history. his name is robert merry, and he has written a marvelous book on president polk. we will be right back with a very wide
to the future of africa, and i was pleased that very recently i met with two african women here in washington who came to receive a prize for their work. i asked them what they thought about the opposition movement in zimbabwe, and they said that is going to be about arguing about who gets to get driven around in a mercedes. we need to give people seeds, and we need to stop the violence against women, domestically and politically. we have not got time for politics like that. oddly, of all of...
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"washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? perception before this election in the bill some kind of unified front among women at least within the democratic party. if there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement necessarily better least the democratic party was delighted and you go back and look what happened hillary clinton did win a lot of women as the democratic primary war she won older women but she split younger women and win sarah palin was on the republican ticket later she was not able to bring over democratic women or even very many independent women as the suspected they might be able to so rather than a groundswell of kind of a women's movement what i look at in the book is the fact it splintered generational a across party lines and even among women elected officials
"washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? perception before this election in the bill some kind of unified front among women at least within the democratic party. if there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement necessarily better...
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and i did because i wanted to make a living in boston and i moved to washington. [laughter] excuse me. and when i went back to my article idea folder either brilliant idea. i would write a little bit about the making of this map and it would come out in 2007 i'm a timed perfectly to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the naming of america. and they barely made it to 2009. [laughter] so what happened? why did it take me longer than expected? the simple answer is i just got in and i thought when i came to the map that i was going to be focusing on the new world and particularly this naming of america. very quickly, as john suggested, i started just seeing more and more in the map in feeling as though there was an opportunity to do a much more comprehensive book that would survey the map as a whole and could be an excuse for doing it kind of geographical and intellectual adventure story, with the map kind of as the backdrop. so what struck me most was that it wasn't just one world that's depicted here. it's actually many worlds. and if you just change your perspe
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thanks for coming to washington. [applause] >> thank you so much. ... well, i was trained as an anthropologist, as a matter of fact, you might say, i am the very model of a modern anthropologist. ♪ i am the very model of a modern anthropologist, a link quits, andest nighties. ♪ ♪ indeed i know what to do to exercise an evil eye ♪ or shout a rating cry ♪ ♪ when i can slash a jungle to the ground ♪ ♪ you'll say a better anthropologist has never been found ♪ ♪ ♪ i can tell a from castings ♪ . ♪ ♪ ♪ i have excavated pyramid ♪ ♪ palaces and tombs ♪ i'm up on tribal law and economic anthropology ♪ ♪ in fact, when i know what is meant by coolerring ♪ ♪ sociobiology, he knows he's met a man who really knows his anthropology ♪ ♪ if fact when i know what is meant by cooler ring ♪ seto biology, he's met a man that knows his anthropology ♪ thank you very much. [applause] >> now, we're going to talk about mr. darwin. and the image that i had when i was a lad of darwin was this sort of aloof, intellectual, distant f
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do you feel we are safe enough traveling in maryland which is sensitive because of its proximity to washington -- are we doing enough to protect people flying in and out of maryland? >> i think we continue to look for ways to improve what we do. the maryland aviation administration and all law enforcement arm of that works with tsa other federal law enforcement and the airlines to make sure that passengers flying in and out of bwi-byrd marshall have the safest environment you cannot be content. gori you have to look for ways where the system can be improved. the integrity of the system could be made stronger. we continue to do that. to not just at the airports but we look at across the board what we can do to look for disasters and emergencies. yesterday i was with barbara mikulski and announced a $2.5 million for disaster preparedness. across the board, we need to continue looking at ways we can improve security or asshur security. >> what will the administration be doing to continue the relationship of baltimore city? much has been made of this relationship between the governor and the incom
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this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after the election of george w. bush. to the degree that they could send a message out of massachusetts, it was not a message to obama, it was a message about what is going on in washington. the better answer lies in the culture of the capital, where every problem is seen less as an issue to be resolved and more as a tool for a political position, where every position is automatically a failed by the other side's 24/7 political attack machine. with lawmakers failing to meet a compromise, they are failing their own party activists. this culture makes a retreat to partis
this morning on "the washington journal." we want to get your thoughts on the culture in washington. does it need to change bailout for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. -- does it need to change? we begin this morning with this article, "washington culture leaves little hope for change." when asked this week, "70% believe that the government was unhealthy or in need of large reform. that is up from 43% just after...
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they are in washington, d.c.. next a look at ford motor company. put out by this restaurant, and they have given you the "don't give up the ship" award. what have you done that has led to your decision not needing government money? guest: the most important thing is we had a plan we were working on. we've got financing a bit earlier than others as well. we were able to see what was coming. i think we are proud of the fact we did not take government money. we are showing our plan is working with great third quarter results. in general, we are proud of the accomplishment. we have great products private what we do, and with our focus on quality, we are doing well. host: what are you worried most about? guest: we still need to see the of economy and approved. we did see the economy improves. that would be a big help. -- see the economy improve. host: what is the message to congress today about policy? guest: it is a partnership. together, we can do things better the national program on fuel economy in greenhouse gases was a good example of working toge
they are in washington, d.c.. next a look at ford motor company. put out by this restaurant, and they have given you the "don't give up the ship" award. what have you done that has led to your decision not needing government money? guest: the most important thing is we had a plan we were working on. we've got financing a bit earlier than others as well. we were able to see what was coming. i think we are proud of the fact we did not take government money. we are showing our plan is...
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jenkins on "washington journal." "washington journal" is next. . . you can always reach us by e- mail. we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, front-page in "the financial times." package is still large despite lower comp ratio, a political furor and public anger. a similar headline in "the wall street journal." a little bit of this article -- blue line i will read you more of that article this morning in "the wall street journal" and other reports, too. but christina romer was on "state of the union" and other sunday talk shows and talk about the issue of bonuses and here is what she had to say. >> we have had to take extraordinary actions to rescue the financial system. we always did it because that is what had to be done for the american people. nobody wanted to bail out banks just for their sake. it is because we know that credit is the lifeblood of a modern economy and without it, families cannot get loans for cars or send their kids to schools and small businesses cannot get loans. we know the financial sector matters. but at the sa
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that from the open "the washington post" this morning -- that from "the washington post" this morning. one person who was instrumental in turning this into a day of service, during his single term in the u.s. senate he partnered with john lewis in georgia to pass in 1994 the martin luther king jr. holiday and service act. both men who were friends of king, were fed up and disappointed with what the holiday had become. rather than a day of unity and service, it was little more than a broadcast of the "i have a dream" speech and sales at shopping malls." joseph, good morning. caller: people, do not forget that martin luther king jr. was a republican. just like john kennedy would never be part of the current democratic party. host: let me ask you that, you think that martin luther king jr. would support the current administration? ocaller: it depends on if you would want to take race into consideration. if he did not support obama the black people would call him an uncle tom. if you have a disagreement with obama the first thing that democrats do is say that you are racist. but i do not
that from the open "the washington post" this morning -- that from "the washington post" this morning. one person who was instrumental in turning this into a day of service, during his single term in the u.s. senate he partnered with john lewis in georgia to pass in 1994 the martin luther king jr. holiday and service act. both men who were friends of king, were fed up and disappointed with what the holiday had become. rather than a day of unity and service, it was little...
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host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long before president bush was enforcing this strategy, the numbers would go up and down if jobs were available. the question is what is driving people to come to the united states. the major issue is economic prosperity. when the recession hits, people did not come as much. but we know that this will not last. all the predictions are moving out of the recession. and there will be a growth in jobs. what this means is that if this is killed by the economic needs, then the legal immigration will have to be addressed. -- the illegal immigration will have to be addressed. we have 12 mill
host: this is a piece in the "washington *." -- washington times." they write that nearly 27,000 people are facing serious federal charges related to immigration in 2009. the chief justice has a report on the judiciary. three-fourths of the people enter the united states after being sent home before. what about the aspects of this that are against the law, even if this is shrinking? guest: the numbers are in line with the economic progress in the country. this shows that long...
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brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who championed a lot of wonderful things for the people. i feel as if republicans got on top of this right away. they did a great job getting the word out. they have a nice looking guy, he talks well. that is the way the health care bill is right now. this democratic party could have done a wonderful thing for the country. even the president had not been up front delivering a good mission -- message to the people. host: amy walter? guest: all good points. fundamentally, this will be the issue for the 2010 campaign. democrats need
brown goes to washington. guest: the real question is, now that they have arrived, what can they accomplish? what we hear from voters time and again it is what can they do? how will you work together to get these things done, on drums, the economy, health care, -- jobs, the economy, health care, global warming? host: next phone call. caller: i could not believe with senator kennedy being sick, the democrat party did not look forward and see the position they were in. this is a senator who...
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my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other organizations. i worked for dirk's company who did ronald reagan's polling. i have worked offering from city council race ns cincinnati, ohio, to ukraine to the first democratic polls in south africa. i have done work all over the world. i have worked in every state but won. i have not worked in wyoming yet. this experience you are going to go through is incredible. this is how i got started. this is how my partner, glen, got started. it is really terrific that all of you are here. i wish there were more republicans, but i can understand. t
my guy won the race, came down to washington. i became his chief of staff at 24 years old or something like that. i was horrible, just horrible. you know what? i was really good at campaigns. i was terrible at administration. so when they started talking about all the detailed stuff that you go through before you get to there, the media stuff, that is something you pay attention to in a campaign. so i decided campaigns were for me, and i kept working for the republican national party and other...
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washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the republicans did not do a day's work since they were in office. we are paying them some $100,000 per year to a creek. how many jobs did the republicans make? not one. guest: i think that he is emblematic of many people's an ger out there when they look at washington as a dysfunctional entity good with democrats and republicans. as a political strategist a think both karen are aware that the american public has increasingly desired fast results. it is one of the down sides of technology. people are looking for the instant reaction and also for the instant solut
washington -- i think that washington will change obama. i'm disappointed. we're all christians. but only god knows who is christian and who is not. republicans when they were in office put this country in the worst situation that we could be in. this guy sitting there talking, he realizes what the republicans did to this country. how in the world can you sit there with a straight face it and say what you say? i told people that obama would get some jobs in hear. the republicans -- the...
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in washington. >> if half the audience is still awake at the end, yeah, i killed them. >> well, josh levs is here. is this a living for this guy, josh? >> it's taken off for him. more and more people are booking him. he's getting a lot of good gigs out there. he calls it a significant minority income. but the book is doing pretty well and he's getting bookings, and we met him at a convention of 8,000 that took place here in atlanta. and it's quite possible he has a future ahead of him as, indeed, the nation's first ever stand-up economist. we're going to keep an eye on that guy. >> it's a market that's growing, appare apparently. thank you, josh. >>> and still on the economy front here. the housing market was really, really hot five years ago, and you weren't hearing the term short sale that much. >> no, but we are certainly hearing it now. clyde anderson has more on this exit strategy that could close the door on your credit. he sure is working up an appetite up there. bet you guys are, too. how about some hamburger helper? cheeseburger mac... how 'bout some after the show? hamburge
in washington. >> if half the audience is still awake at the end, yeah, i killed them. >> well, josh levs is here. is this a living for this guy, josh? >> it's taken off for him. more and more people are booking him. he's getting a lot of good gigs out there. he calls it a significant minority income. but the book is doing pretty well and he's getting bookings, and we met him at a convention of 8,000 that took place here in atlanta. and it's quite possible he has a future...
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i said, tom, we are not going into washington. we are going away from washington. we better stop. so we pulled over on the road. i started to calling of a friend and say, please, get on the computer and figure out where we have to get back to where we have to go. i had a law clerk who was driving down. he was from washington. he talked us back onto the road and to the hotel. it was a very busy 5.5 hours close to six hours, between the rain and getting lost. it was a very eventful mike. >> it sounds like not much sleep. >> no, we arrive in washington and two 30 a.m. i practiced my speech. the last thing i did was to read it and try to committed to memory. three hours later, when i got up, the first thing i did was to give the speech without the papers in front of me. when i was able to do that, i said, i got it. then i was able to shower and get dressed. i chose to be a lawyer and ultimately a judge because i find endless challenge in the complexities of the law. i firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights. for as long as i can remember, i have
i said, tom, we are not going into washington. we are going away from washington. we better stop. so we pulled over on the road. i started to calling of a friend and say, please, get on the computer and figure out where we have to get back to where we have to go. i had a law clerk who was driving down. he was from washington. he talked us back onto the road and to the hotel. it was a very busy 5.5 hours close to six hours, between the rain and getting lost. it was a very eventful mike. >>...
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third use is outside washington, d.c. you can use paid media to, again, raise the visibility of the issue. one of the things that we did once is when i was with working on another clean air campaign, we ran ads on the need for more fuel-efficient cars in a place, and the representative who we were aiming at, his wife heard them on the radio back home. and she made it clear to her husband that he needed to be good on this issue. and so we were able to raise the visibility of the issue by running them at home. in addition, you can use them to persuade, to seek the support of an elected official before a decision is made. now, that example we said, you know, be sure to call congressman x and get him to vote for cleaner car cans. cars. and, in fact, we ran the ad so much that his wife went to one of our champions on the committee, another congressman, and said, please, take off the ads. we'll vote with you, okay? and so the ad was very successful in persuading the congressman to support our position. so you can use them to pe
third use is outside washington, d.c. you can use paid media to, again, raise the visibility of the issue. one of the things that we did once is when i was with working on another clean air campaign, we ran ads on the need for more fuel-efficient cars in a place, and the representative who we were aiming at, his wife heard them on the radio back home. and she made it clear to her husband that he needed to be good on this issue. and so we were able to raise the visibility of the issue by running...
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and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put criticisms against mr. bernanke do, they mention specifics or just, in general, his overall philosophy of governing? guest: well, from the left, the specifics go more toward mortgage regulation and some of the failures that the fed had before the crisis, in predicting the crisis, and kind of protecting against it. the mortgage policies that we had that fed the boom, and in some cases, the fed has responsibility over those policies and could have done more, and the fed has acknowledged it could have done more to prevent that. there's
and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put...
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here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has increased since 10 years ago. the abortionists are losing. we stand a gather on this day and every day for those that have no voice. for those whose basic right to be born has been cruelly denied. we stand here today with the principles put forth formally and soundly by the founders of the nation that every american, born, and yet to be born, has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. they defend the right to life. thank you for the privilege of marching with you today, and god bless the unborn. >> thank you very
here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has...
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michael washington with the big block against anthony. i need to see it again. >> charles: he used the proper hand to make sure he didn't foul. miss a free-throw and alabama up 18-12 at that point. second half of your game in a moment. eric collins and mark gottfried return. ole miss up on tennessee 33-28. >> 33-28. we're getting ready to start the second half. with mark gottfried, i'm eric collins. talk about the first half of play. tennessee didn't do many things as well, but they're down by five. >> mark: they didn't shoot well from the perimeter. they only made one three-point basket, but they went inside to chism. chism has been the key for them. ole miss on the other hand made threes and stepped up and drilled shots. perfect from the foul line. 11 for 11. if you're andy kennedy on the roey f at tennessee, you have to feel good with where you are sitting at this point in the game. >> eric: if you missed any of the first 20 minutes of play, get you up to speed with the first half highlights. >> mark: like we talked about, ole miss. wa
michael washington with the big block against anthony. i need to see it again. >> charles: he used the proper hand to make sure he didn't foul. miss a free-throw and alabama up 18-12 at that point. second half of your game in a moment. eric collins and mark gottfried return. ole miss up on tennessee 33-28. >> 33-28. we're getting ready to start the second half. with mark gottfried, i'm eric collins. talk about the first half of play. tennessee didn't do many things as well, but...
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imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiles, i'm being sdel singled out, as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michigan-born muslim-american headed to los angeles, says she was singled out from what she called a humiliating full body search. when she asked why this was happening. >> the gentleman working there specifically told me that the reason why i'm being put through this type of search is because i'm wearing a headscarf. he actually told me that that's the reason why you are being targeted. >> reporter: she's not alone. on monday, a muslim canadian woman says she was made it feel like a terrorist, because she was wearing a headscarf. berated and banned from boarding a flight to the united states, all because of her faith. the council on american islamic relations calls these textbook cases of profiling. >> it is against the law, unconstitutional and un-american to single out people because of their religion. >> reporter: u.s. customs who handle the canadian woman
imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiles, i'm being sdel singled out, as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michigan-born muslim-american headed to los angeles, says she was singled out from what she called a humiliating full body search. when she asked why this was happening. >> the gentleman working there specifically told me that the reason why i'm being...
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in walla walla, washington. if i do comedy and half the audience is still awake at the end, i'm, like, yeah, i killed. i killed them. >> we put a story online about him and we've been hearing from so many people around the country that said they want to book him. in the middle of all the struggle, it's nice to find someone who can make everybody laugh. you can see more of his routines and more of the interview. you can hopefully find a smile for yourself amid all the economic struggles we've all been facing as a country. that's how this one guy managed to do the unlikely, blend these two worlds. >> i guess it can be funny. >> it's something. >> okay. he's making a living at it, not doing too bad at it. >> he said it's a significant minority of his income right now but it's growing and more and more places want to book him. we met him at a convention of 8,000 people. he's getting more gigs. >> a significant minority of his income. >> economic terminology. >> nice. thank you, josh. >> you got it, guys. >>> well, s
in walla walla, washington. if i do comedy and half the audience is still awake at the end, i'm, like, yeah, i killed. i killed them. >> we put a story online about him and we've been hearing from so many people around the country that said they want to book him. in the middle of all the struggle, it's nice to find someone who can make everybody laugh. you can see more of his routines and more of the interview. you can hopefully find a smile for yourself amid all the economic struggles...
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we just wondered where washington's stance is on our steel mill. thank you. >> well, i was talking to your mayor about this. obviously he's a big advocate for manufacturing in the region. i do not have all the details in terms of what's happening at the steel mill at this moment. but what we've done is we've set up an office in the white house just focused on manufacturing, because it is my view that america's got to make things. [applause] not all the manufacturing jobs that have gone are going to come back. and if people tell you they are, that's just not true -- because a lot of that has moved to places where the wages are just much lower. and i know that some people say, well, then we should just set up tariffs so that folks can't ship them in. but these days the economy, the global economy is so interconnected that that's just not a practical solution. the solution is to find -- and i don't know the details of the steel mill here -- but i know that the ones that have been successful, they do what emc is doing as well, which is you find what's
we just wondered where washington's stance is on our steel mill. thank you. >> well, i was talking to your mayor about this. obviously he's a big advocate for manufacturing in the region. i do not have all the details in terms of what's happening at the steel mill at this moment. but what we've done is we've set up an office in the white house just focused on manufacturing, because it is my view that america's got to make things. [applause] not all the manufacturing jobs that have gone...
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"washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now available, c-span is book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president. a great read for any history buff. from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers, from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and out in digital audio to listeno
"washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now available, c-span is book, abraham lincoln, great american historians on our 16th president. a great read for any history buff. from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers, from lincoln's early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. in hardcover at your favorite bookseller and out in digital audio to listeno
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years later and here in washington, washington bureau, working at "time" magazine so editor coming back and forth. i get a phone call from the.your andy says, david manners, some of you may know him great, is calling me and wants to interview me for the "washington post" about bill clinton. i said, well that's great. any such elegant enough paper? i forgotten all about the paper. so i thought real quickly about democracy in russia and remember enough paper, some of the stick out of context and frankly sentences taken in context would not have been too good to her and not campaign in which republicans were already criticized for even gone to russia. and i realized this would derail his campaign by russia is really a democracy, his paper had come out. so i'm hit with that moral dilemma of do i tell this nice, wonderful pseudo- professor jeff, give up that paper to the reporter. so finally i said, dr. paul chomsky i don't know what you should do however if you were my paper i preferred that she left me first. and so fortunately he says, yes you're right. i'll ask them. i'll ask clinton bef
years later and here in washington, washington bureau, working at "time" magazine so editor coming back and forth. i get a phone call from the.your andy says, david manners, some of you may know him great, is calling me and wants to interview me for the "washington post" about bill clinton. i said, well that's great. any such elegant enough paper? i forgotten all about the paper. so i thought real quickly about democracy in russia and remember enough paper, some of the stick...
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>> from the knight stuos at the neeum in washington, d.c., i'm frank sesno. helloand weome to "the future of news," our coersation about old and nemedia and what it means for news and for all of us in e digital age. i'm happy to be joined today by 2 award-winng journalists in theorld of ternational reporting. ann curry of nbc news may be bt known for hework on the "today" show and "dateline,"ut she's also disnguished herself in global humanitarian rerting. she reported on the crisis in darfur when few western reporters were the and has returned to rica repeatedly to cover th conflicts sudan, chad, and e congo. she's also repted from the middle st and from iran for that country's presidential election. crles sennott, longtimforeign correspondent for th"boston gle," was bureau chief in both jerusalem anlondon and has morehan 25 years of experience covering the world. 's now the exutive editor of a new venture, an entirely web-bed serve devoted exclusively to glob news. it's called globa post. so welme to you both. >> thank it's nice to see you, frank. >> all ri
>> from the knight stuos at the neeum in washington, d.c., i'm frank sesno. helloand weome to "the future of news," our coersation about old and nemedia and what it means for news and for all of us in e digital age. i'm happy to be joined today by 2 award-winng journalists in theorld of ternational reporting. ann curry of nbc news may be bt known for hework on the "today" show and "dateline,"ut she's also disnguished herself in global humanitarian rerting....
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he wears number 30 for washington state. and on the wing in the defensive zone. >> miles: coach bone talked about when they were practicing this zone defense yesterday, they want to recognize who the shooters are. they want to make gaddy a jump shooter. he's only shooting 2-17 from the three point line. they want to extend out to isaiah thomas if he catches out behind the line. >> steve: right now it seems like washington state is matching washington with their defensive intensity. and clay thompson coming in, we told you missed the bus yesterday just by a few minutes. they held it up to him, but because he did not get to the bus in time, did not start, he comes in and two minutes into the game with a 3-0 lead. >> miles: when you're used to starting, we'll see how that can affect your psyche. and great back to back back cut down the floor for the could you arrests. that's how you beat overplay on defense. >> steve: early in this game reggie moore not playing like a freshman. >> steve: here's breshers. he's alone in the middl
he wears number 30 for washington state. and on the wing in the defensive zone. >> miles: coach bone talked about when they were practicing this zone defense yesterday, they want to recognize who the shooters are. they want to make gaddy a jump shooter. he's only shooting 2-17 from the three point line. they want to extend out to isaiah thomas if he catches out behind the line. >> steve: right now it seems like washington state is matching washington with their defensive intensity....
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boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean up the carbon and have healthier air. "the st. louis post dispatch" has a very, very good -- very good editorial here. and they also come out against this kind of a move by senator murkowski and big oil and big coal, and they feel this vote is a very, very important vote. so in summary, i would just say this: i don't want the american people to misunderstand what is before us in this resolution that will be coming up for a vote at a time determined by senator murkowski, as i understand it, under the rules. she is using the rules to be able to do this. i don't think the american people should be misled into thi
boxer: "the washington post" said about the murkowski amendment, "hobbling the e.p.a. isn't the right course. the correct response is to provide a better alternative," but obviously they're not in favor of overturning an endangerment finding. "the scranton times tribune," very important, i think editorial. there should be little debate on the premise that cleaner air is healthier. and i think that's really what we're saying. the scientists are saying, let's clean...
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on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a couple of live events tomorrow morning. the first public meeting of the financial industry inquiry commission is on c-span 2. 9:00 eastern. financial causes including testimony from the head onfzce bank of america, morgan stanley. j.p. morgan chase and goldman sachs and house arms services committee focuses on china's military. representatives from departments the u.s. pacific command that's live on c-span 3 at 10:00 eastern. the deadline is approach together enter c-span's 2010 student cam. just create a 5-8 minute video on one of our country's greatest stren
on "washington journal" tomorrow morning. two house members on counter intelligence and attempted bombing of a northwest airlines flight, january is a member of the intelligence committee and (202) 737-0001 presenttive pete robingstra is a representsive. from market watch they'll take your questions for plans for job creation and will discuss education with the president of the american federation of "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 am eastern. a...
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. >> washington journal taking your calls and emails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday on the communicators. rod beckstrom on c-span 2. >> after a while, i really think it's gone. you've lost it. you don't own it anymore. you are trespassing. it hurts. my possessions are now in a storage bin. this week on "q&a." american casino. the award winning documentry on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now a look at 2010 hosted by the economist magazine. we'll show you four parts of this conference. this is just under an hour. [applause] >> sometimes, somebody else's misfortune to lose your benefit i am in the lucky position of being one of those lucky beneficiaries. meanwhile, i did to spend time with four of my heroes. this is going to be a great treat for me and i hope it will be a great treat for you and the panelists. as we think about 2010, it is great to think about all the innovation that will be happening. these four people are reasons to be optimistic. and dean cain -- it did not come here by segue, but could have if h
. >> washington journal taking your calls and emails live every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> monday on the communicators. rod beckstrom on c-span 2. >> after a while, i really think it's gone. you've lost it. you don't own it anymore. you are trespassing. it hurts. my possessions are now in a storage bin. this week on "q&a." american casino. the award winning documentry on the impact of subprime mortgages on minorities. >> now a...
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i am looking at the kind of economists that the republicans in washington and groups like the u.s. chamber of commerce are trying to support, the lassiez-fare tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to create some more of demand out there. >> guest: well, at this point i think it would probably be not a good idea to have a second stimulus package for this reason. if you look at the economy there's an awful lot of evidence that we really turned the corner, that we're past the bottom and at least in terms of gdp things are turning up words in the stock market's rise evidence because it tends to rise in in france of changes in the real economy and you got a growing number of economists were predicting what is called the be shaped recovery which would be a quite rapid increase. any number of economists are predicting 4 percent growth the next. things of that sort. the problem is, the real problem is there is a d
i am looking at the kind of economists that the republicans in washington and groups like the u.s. chamber of commerce are trying to support, the lassiez-fare tax cuts and trying to say that tax cuts create jobs and i've never seen any evidence of that in my lifetime. i'm also wondering what you think about increasing stimulus and actually going out and spending more money to create some more of demand out there. >> guest: well, at this point i think it would probably be not a good idea...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 25, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable al franken, a senator from the state of minnesota, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the leader. mr. reid: on saturday, on public radio, there was a very, very nice piece on our chaplain, long. it must have been taken 10 or 15 minutes, an interview -- the woman doing the interview on public radio came to his office here, was various places with him and it was a very, very good piece historically about the history of the chaplain here in the senate and it spoke very well of our chaplain, the first african-american to become an admiral in the navy, our first african-american chaplain. he's a person that is really accomplished. i so appreciate the work that he does for each of us individual individually, the work that he does with various groups. he has a number of s
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 25, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable al franken, a senator from the state of minnesota, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the leader. mr. reid: on saturday, on public radio, there was a very, very nice piece on our chaplain, long. it must have been taken 10 or 15...
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job hirings on hold, because of the inconsistencies coming out of washington. >> jonathan hone ig? do you agree. >> the fallacy of the obama administration is government spending creates wealth and we know, i know you want to keep the momentum going. look where it has taken us. this week another $3.5 billion down the toilet to gmac. government spending, government run economy creates political boon doggles that create no weather and we need profit taking businessmen, from cash to clunkers and the other programs, all we've done is redistribute. >> and $2 trillion, created no profits to be made, in a recession, and the figure out of career builder, 20% of purchasing hires, want to hire workers, sounds impressive compared to last year. >> full-time. >> it was 54% a few years ago, and 20% -- is an improvement but a level that will not get the unemployment rate down significantly and until the economy improves we need a jobs bill and one proposed is a lot of garbage. but the idea of temporarily hiring people until the private sector thinks they can make profits by hiring people is requi
job hirings on hold, because of the inconsistencies coming out of washington. >> jonathan hone ig? do you agree. >> the fallacy of the obama administration is government spending creates wealth and we know, i know you want to keep the momentum going. look where it has taken us. this week another $3.5 billion down the toilet to gmac. government spending, government run economy creates political boon doggles that create no weather and we need profit taking businessmen, from cash to...
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he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access. [inaudible] >> usually that is done within the campaign. we will give tips to how to shoot it, try not to be too shaky. little tips like that to whoever gets that position. usually -- often times nothing comes of it. most campaigns will issued thousands of hours and there will not be anything there but the occasional nugget does happen. a [inaudible] >> the cost of making the ads? [inaudible] >> there are production costs of making an ad and it is something you need to factor into the budget. we need to see the ads be less than 10% of the actual amount spent on the air but sometimes that is not realistic. if
he grumbled about it and said washington people are doing typical washington tactics but he was polite to the tracker and the tracker was polite to him. the tracker is always there at public events, not trying to sneak into public fundraisers or anything like that. occasionally video will come out of a fund-raiser and shoot something with a camera phone. >> guns and religion. >> you never know. some of that stuff doesn't come from a tractor. it is more on the record, public access....
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the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our economy is changing. it is going to be in very violent and very uncomfortable for a long time for that to happen. the last time we really have this kind of structural change was in the 30's when we actually lost jobs in that ticket. i think it means that we need to try to shift some of our focus. we got very good at building houses. we got very good at packaging mortgages and selling the financial securities. we weren't that good at doing the things that maybe we need is a country. that is why i think the administration has focused on infrastructure and green jobs, tr
the camera can move in, it is a "washington post" start. ey basically make the point over the decade that thereÑi was zero net job creation. basically the same amount of jobs now as ten years ago. that is a pretty significant statistic. what does that mean for the broader economy? >> guest: well, i think it means that first of all, we have had too bad recessions. we have had, you know, a lot of months of job losses. at the more fundamentally it means that the structure of our...
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first for the wall street jurnal and then "the washington post." he'sin four highly claimed books, including "fiasco and the gamble." both about the iraq war. he's now a senior fellow for the new american security, think tank based in washington, d.c. tom, let me ask you, first, why is this battle important? what are the themes we should be looking at as we peer more closely at. >> it it is representative of several things and it shows you why this war so difficult and how things can go wrong. the afghans survived by smart, by observing. they know how americans fight. they know the intervals they have in which to attack. they know where the american weaks innes are, communications, heavy weapons, and things like overhead reconnaissance means you attack ideally in bad weather like the attack a couple of week ago. go after their communications and then you go after their heavy weapons. you see this again and again. these are smart fighters. they fought the soviet union and fought each other. and now they are fighting us. >> what should we be looking
first for the wall street jurnal and then "the washington post." he'sin four highly claimed books, including "fiasco and the gamble." both about the iraq war. he's now a senior fellow for the new american security, think tank based in washington, d.c. tom, let me ask you, first, why is this battle important? what are the themes we should be looking at as we peer more closely at. >> it it is representative of several things and it shows you why this war so difficult and...
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to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they want more destruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other and some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems that are grappling with. i think your constituents would want to know that despite that it does not get attention, we have worked together on a number of locations. we have acted in a bipartisan fashion. i want to thank you for reaching across the aisle. there has been broad
to continue being so washington. when we are in town, we spend a lot of time looking at polls and determining which party has the upper hand, and so on, and so on, and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i am just the president. take that for what it is worth. i cannot believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] >> i cannot think there want more gridlock are more partisanship. i do not think they...
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washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. dick cheney said he was offended. . called it absurd. the washington post editorialized that, quote, lately the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation not for dictators but for the united states and. it was a clear attempt to try to discredit this organization. i have followed washington politics long enough to know that when top officials attack you instead of ignoring you it is because they are scared of you. the white house's attack on the group's credibility for me at that time was a clear affirmation of amnesty international integrity and power. we are talking about look bush administration but it is important to note that president obama signed the national defense authorization act that endorses another attempt by the u.s. government to conduct military commission trial. amnesty international and irene khan are once again pushing and changing the way we see human rights. in a new campaig
washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. dick cheney said he was offended. . called it absurd. the washington post editorialized that, quote, lately the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation not for dictators but for the united states and. it was a clear attempt to try to discredit this organization. i have followed washington politics long enough to know that when top officials attack you instead of ignoring you it is because they...
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"washington journal," y every morning at 7:00 a.m. -- live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. . >> fred grandy, i want you to grade the following four things in your life for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction? >>actor, gopher on the boat -- n lobo. >> -- every member of united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b +. we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like to be in your studio when you start off in the morning. >> 107.3, worldwide. wmal.com. listen all day and be stimulated. >> now, randy and anti with the news. >> you have been doing this how long? >> i started in 2003. this is believereally my sevent. i have saddam hussein to king for the job. -- to think for the job. -- to think for the job. -- thank for the job. they wanted to go to more 24-7 coverage. they wanted more people of the microphone. he asked me to fill in. i was not with goodwill anymore and i just come to california from nevada. it just so happened that by june of 2003, a slot had opened up. the general manager
"washington journal," y every morning at 7:00 a.m. -- live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. . >> fred grandy, i want you to grade the following four things in your life for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction? >>actor, gopher on the boat -- n lobo. >> -- every member of united states congress for four years? >> b-. >> talk show host at wmal today. >> b +. we will come back to all that. let's look at what it is like...
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in washington, where passengers arriving on flights into the united states face much tougher security measures. all travelers from 14 countries deemed a security risk can expect full body searches. this is one week after a failed attempt to blow up an american airliner. >> the extra security measures are targeted and highly visible. all passengers that fly from countries considered to pose a threat to the u.s. will be given full body pat downs, and ham luggage will be searched. four of those countries are on the list of sponsors of terrorism. three others are deemed to be of interest. they include cuba, nigeria, sudan, yemen, iran, syria, and pakistan. the white house has come under intense pressure to improve airport security in the wake of the failed bomb plot on christmas day. >> it is not that the system is broken, but there are ways to improve the system to make sure we can put together the various pieces of information in a way that allows us to stop every terrorist. >> the nigerian national boarded a plane bound for detroit. the explosives were allegedly sown into his underwear
in washington, where passengers arriving on flights into the united states face much tougher security measures. all travelers from 14 countries deemed a security risk can expect full body searches. this is one week after a failed attempt to blow up an american airliner. >> the extra security measures are targeted and highly visible. all passengers that fly from countries considered to pose a threat to the u.s. will be given full body pat downs, and ham luggage will be searched. four of...
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that whatou read would ge you a great picture of at was going on in washington, at wasoing on around the world. the dend that it made on your time w so much less than the demand on your time now, with this very fragmented wayople are gettingheir news, people are getting the entertainment. > you check thenternet, you check this, youheck that >> exactly. you have to go to so many sources, this gigantic menu of plac where you can pick your news, pi your enttainment selections. it is too much work to do whaa paperid in a very compressed way. >> this is going to sound like heresy, but i am going to put this out as an argument. could it be argued that at is really th more democratic way to do it,he more egalitari y to do it? to l people decide what it is they are interested in, as opposed to some elitis who say from their offishat peoplehould know this and have no need to know this? >> with your argument - ahmad >> iis not my argument, it is ju -- >> in reali, though, too much oice can be oppressive. a young person says i do not know which of these five peoe i should marry. the answ is is
that whatou read would ge you a great picture of at was going on in washington, at wasoing on around the world. the dend that it made on your time w so much less than the demand on your time now, with this very fragmented wayople are gettingheir news, people are getting the entertainment. > you check thenternet, you check this, youheck that >> exactly. you have to go to so many sources, this gigantic menu of plac where you can pick your news, pi your enttainment selections. it is too...